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You, as a mature young woman, may differ from your mature brother who both reached the stage of responsibility; but, both of you have a certain responsibility - according to the nature of creation of each of you - and have a common responsibility. Yo...

You, as a mature young woman, may differ from your...

Have you ever thought about a man without responsibility? Would you think about seeing yourself free from any responsibility in life? Then how would the shape of life be ? Indeed, a life that is free from responsibility is just like schools without w...

Have you ever thought about a man without responsi...

Have a look thoughout this huge universe… Sun and moon are responsible for lightening the earth and the heaven at day and night and without them, this whole universe will fall in horrible darkness, in addition, they have other responsibilities, too. ...

Have a look thoughout this huge universe… Sun and ...

The Imam (A.S.) is reported to have said: 1. The trust in Allah is like the value of everything that is precious, and it is also a ladder to every high and sublime goal. 2. A person who follows his desire ends up yielding to his enemies. 3. Do not ac...

The Imam (A.S.) is reported to have said: 1. The t...

Miracle 1 Ali Bin Khalid says that when he was in Samara he heard that a prisoner had arrived from Damascus. His crime was that he claimed to be a Prophet. Ali paid him a visit out of curiosity. The prisoner looked pious and virtuous. He told his sto...

Miracle 1 Ali Bin Khalid says that when he was in ...

All along, Mamoon and his Abbaside clan had thought that despite his super-intelligence, the Imam (A.S.) would be controlled through the power of the Palace. The Imam (A.S.) proved them wrong. The Imam's refusal to give away his God-given right to ma...

All along, Mamoon and his Abbaside clan had though...

His unsurpassable knowledge, and his high position in the court of Mamoon and his special relationship with Mamoon as his father-in-law never got into the head our Imam (A.S.). His close friends who had expected his living-style and his behaviour tow...

His unsurpassable knowledge, and his high position...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) is also known as "Jawad" or the generous one. His generosityknew no bounds. He was there for the needy as well as for any one else who sought for his help. It is said that whenever he went out of his home he made sure that h...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) is also known as "Jawad"...

After Kazi Yahya Bin Aksam's shameful defeat, Bani Abbasi had no choice but accept Mamoon's proposal to make Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) his son-in-law. A grand-scale marriage ceremony was arranged. First Imam Taqi (A.S.) read the 'Nikah'. He fixed "ma...

After Kazi Yahya Bin Aksam's shameful defeat, Bani...

The Bani Abbasi were sure that the Imam (A.S) was no match to the crafty Kazi. However, they wanted the whole world to see the young Imam humiliated. By their insistence, Mamoon arranged for a full court session and invited 900 scholars to be present...

The Bani Abbasi were sure that the Imam (A.S) was ...

As the Imam of his times, he started serving Islam in the same way as his predecessors had done. His "headquarters", as it were, was the Prophet's Mosque in Medina where people from all over the world would come in search of knowledge and guidance an...

As the Imam of his times, he started serving Islam...

We all love children! How many of us however, would entrust them with the safety and security of our lives? Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) proclaimed his Imamat at the tender age of nine. Even the most genuine followers of Imam Reza (A.S.) found it hard t...

We all love children! How many of us however, woul...

People had expected that after his marriage to the princess of the land, the youthful Imam would lead a life of luxury and comfort in a palace of his own or that of Mamoon. Imam (A.S.) proved them wrong. He rented his own apartment with meager furnis...

People had expected that after his marriage to the...

He spent the first five years of his life with his father. As a matter of fact, he was born many years after Imam Reza's marriage. Prior to his birth, Imam Reza's enemies used to taunt the Imam (A.S.) for not having a son to succeed him despite the f...

He spent the first five years of his life with his...

Over and above Imam Reza's introduction of Imam Taqi (A.S.) to the followers, there was also one special quality that Allah had given to Imam Taqi (A.S.) that made him acceptable as Imam of his time despite his young age; this quality was his unique ...

Over and above Imam Reza's introduction of Imam Ta...

At the time when Imam Reza (A.S.) left for Marv in A.H. 200, Imam Taqi (A.S.) was only five years. The parting of the father and the son was very painful and has been described by an eye witness, by the name of Umayya Ibne Ali who reports: "Before hi...

At the time when Imam Reza (A.S.) left for Marv in...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the only son, and by many accounts, the only child of Imam Reza (A.S.). His mother is known by several names such as: Subaika, Sabika, Sukaina, Khizran and Susan. She was a Nubian from north Africa, and from the same tri...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the only son, and by...

The followings are some quotations from the famous supplication made by Imam Zain Al-Abdeen (a.s.) on the day of Arafat: "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Praise be to You. 0 Creator of the heavens wad the earth, Possessor of Glory and Hon...

The followings are some quotations from the famous...

1. Tawaf of al-Wida'e (the Farewell Circumambulation). It is recommended for the pilgrim, when leaving Mecca, to bid farewell to the Sacred House by performing another seven circumambulations as farewell, and to touch the Black Stone, and praise and ...

1. Tawaf of al-Wida'e (the Farewell Circumambulati...

1. On the one hand, it is forbidden for a woman, while in Ihram, to cover all or part of her face (that which must be washed during ablution wudu with a veil or even a covering that she puts on her forehead where it clings to her face. On the other h...

1. On the one hand, it is forbidden for a woman, w...

1. Ihram: The best time of Ihram, is the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah (Yam al-Tatwiiya). But this date may be preceded by three days or be delayed to noon of the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah. Ihram starts in the holy city of Mecca and preferably at the Holy Mosque. T...

1. Ihram: The best time of Ihram, is the eighth of...